In business, measurement is key. It’s not a new concept, of course, but it’s one that information technology has enabled to be implemented to a higher degree than ever before. Function point analysis is one of those areas where, like initiatives such as Six Sigma, the ability to measure can help insure ultimate success.

On May 13th, a group of IT executives highlighted the importance of these software analysis and measurement in order to maintain software quality standards and to uphold a healthy and efficient relationship with business stakeholders and application service providers.

From SNAP to Automated Function Points – Creating Value from MeasurementInfographic from “Enabling Enterprise Productivity Measurement by Combining Manual and Automated Functional Sizing”
CAST sponsored the 2015 International Software Measurement & Analysis Conference (ISMA10) held in Charlotte, on April 30th. This conference, hosted by the International Function Point User Group (IFPUG), brings software measurement professionals from Europe, North America, and South America to exchange software measurement and function point expertise and to network. The conference was attended by more than 50 software measurement professional and certified function point counters from across the global. The full day event featured presentations including: